With all of that being said, I say, “Just eat it, for gosh sakes, it’s delicious!”

If you’ve never seen burdock root, it’s brown and looks like a branch that fell off a tree. But, it’s actually a root that grows deep into the ground, and it’s take a lot of digging to free it from the earth.

It’s a physically strong root!

Energetically, this indicates burdock helps strengthen the body. It also shows the direction by which burdock affects the body; it helps energy move downward (down and out!).

The bitter compounds in burdock root stimulate the production of bile that supports the process of digestion helping things move through the digestive tract.

Burdock has long been used as a lipid metabolizer and aids the process of fat digestion.

If you’re not eating this root yet, what the heck are you waiting for?

Try any of these delicious recipes that contains burdock. Your body will thank you!